Planetary hours
in Craiova.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Sunday, 18 April 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 20:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:35
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:36 – 07:44
- 2♀︎ Venus07:44 – 08:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:52 – 10:00
- 4☽︎ Moon10:00 – 11:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:08 – 12:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:16 – 13:24
- 7♂︎ Mars13:24 – 14:32
- 8☉︎ Sun14:32 – 15:40
- 9♀︎ Venus15:40 – 16:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:48 – 17:56
- 11☽︎ Moon17:56 – 19:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:04 – 20:12
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:12 – 21:04
- 2♂︎ Mars21:04 – 21:56
- 3☉︎ Sun21:56 – 22:48
- 4♀︎ Venus22:48 – 23:40
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:40 – 00:31
- 6☽︎ Moon00:31 – 01:23
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:23 – 02:15
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:15 – 03:07
- 9♂︎ Mars03:07 – 03:59
- 10☉︎ Sun03:59 – 04:51
- 11♀︎ Venus04:51 – 05:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:43 – 06:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Craiova?
On Sunday, 18 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:36 and sets at 20:12: the day lasts 13h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:35, lasts 10h 23m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:36 to 07:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.